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HA NOI, 10/12/2018 - The Australian Embassy today hosted a special event as part of The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. With the theme of ‘Red Carding’ Violence Against Women and... Read more

HA NOI, 7/12/2018 - Today in Hanoi, a workshop on "Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: Voice of the Insiders" was jointly held by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the United... Read more

Hanoi (VNA) – Women are more reluctant to report incidents of sexual assault against them and seek support than physical violence, Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen... Read more

Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls
Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for solidarity with... Read more

I am very pleased to be with you to discuss this essential topic.
Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic.
It is a moral affront to all women and girls and to us all, a mark of... Read more

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. An estimated one in three women will experience physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime,... Read more

Dr. Natalia Kanem
Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl
11 October 2018
We believe in the power of girls to... Read more